You might be surprised to hear beaver benefits on South Dakota Public Radio, but you really shouldn’t be. The Dakotas have always been closer to beaver smart because of the influence of zCarol Johnson and a whole bunch or forest service who can see the beaver for the trees, so to speak. So this was nice to hear…
Beaver dam analogs coming to Silver Creek
Some river habitats in the Black Hills aren’t as healthy as they could be. Why? Because they’re missing nature’s best engineer.
On Friday, local agencies and volunteer groups will trek out to Silver Creek and build beaver dam analogs. These structures mimic the environmental benefits a natural beaver dam would provide.
Biologist Anne Dunckel with the Forest Service shares more about how beavers boost biodiversity and what these manmade dams look like.
